pretzel
English
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Etymology
From dialectal German Pretzel, a variant of standard Brezel, from Old High German brezzila, from Medieval Latin brachiatellum, diminutive of Latin bracchium (“arm”); named for the appearance of folded arms.
Pronunciation
Noun
pretzel (plural pretzels)
- (cooking) A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot.
- (by extension) Anything that is knotted, twisted, or tangled.
Derived terms
Translations
toasted bread or cracker in the shape of a knot
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anything that is knotted, twisted, or tangled
Verb
pretzel (third-person singular simple present pretzels, present participle pretzelling or (US) pretzeling, simple past and past participle pretzelled or (US) pretzeled)
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Portuguese
Noun
pretzel m (plural s)
- pretzel (toasted bread or cracker in the shape of a knot)
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